May 06

Friday 06, 1988:

An airplane going from Namsos to Brønnøysund in Norway crashes into the side of the Torghatten mountain, and all the 36 passengers and crew dies.

Sunday 06, 1945:

1945 - World War II: Begun the Prague Offensive (the last major battle of the Eastern Front)

Friday 06, 1910:

George V becomes King of the United Kingdom upon the death of his father, Edward VII.

Wednesday 06, 1863:

American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville ends, with a defeat of the Army of the Potomac under General Joseph Hooker by Confederate troops under Stonewall Jackson.

Friday 06, 1527:

Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance.

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